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Federal Tax Research, 12th Edition
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INTRODUCTION TO TAX PRACTICE AND ETHICS UB UB UB UB UB




DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
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1-1.
In the United States, the tax system is an outgrowth of the following five disciplines:
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law, accounting, economics, political science, and sociology. The environment for the tax sys
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tem isprovided by the principles of economics, sociology, and political science, while the leg
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al and accounting fields are responsible for the system‘s interpretation and application.
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Each of these disciplines affects this country‘s tax system in a unique way. Economists addres
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ssuch issues as how proposed tax legislation will affect the rate of inflation or economic growt
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h.Measurement of the social equity of a tax and determining whether a tax system discriminat
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es against certain taxpayers are issues that are examined by sociologists and political scientists.
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Finally, attorneys are responsible for the interpretation of the taxation statutes, and accountants
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ensure that these same statutes are applied consistently.
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1-2. The other major categories of tax practice in addition to tax research are as follows:
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Tax compliance consists of gathering pertinent information, evaluating and classifying
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that information, and filing any necessary tax returns. Compliance also includes other functio
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ns necessary to satisfy governmental requirements, such as representing a client during an Inte
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rnalRevenue Service (IRS) audit.
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Most of the tax compliance work is performed by commercial tax preparers, enrolled a
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gents (EAs), attorneys, and certified public accountants (CPAs). Noncomplex individual, partn
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tion of more complex returns usually is performed by EAs, attorneys, and CPAs. The latter gr
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oups alsoprovide tax planning services and represent their clients before the IRS.
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An EA is one who is admitted to practice before the IRS by passing a special IRS-
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administered examination, or who has worked for the IRS for five years and is issued a permit to
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represent clients before the IRS. CPAs and attorneys are not required to take this examination an
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d are automatically admitted to practice before the IRS if they are in good standing with the appr
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1-5.
Tax planning is the process of arranging one‘s financial affairs to minimize any tax liabili
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ty. Muchof modern tax practice centers around this process, and the resulting outcome is tax avoi
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dance.
There is nothing illegal or immoral in the avoidance of taxation as long as the taxpayer remains
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within legal bounds. In contrast, tax evasion constitutes the illegal nonpayment of a tax and cann
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otbe condoned. Activities of this sort clearly violate existing legal constraints and fall outside of t
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he domain of the professional tax practitioner.
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In an open tax planning situation, the transaction is not yet complete; therefore, the tax pr
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actitionermaintains some degree of control over the potential tax liability, and the transaction ma
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he situation to the government in the most legally advantageous manner possible.
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Tax litigation is the process of settling a dispute with the IRS in a court of law. Typical
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ly, a taxattorney handles tax litigation that progresses beyond the final IRS appeal.
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1-8. CPAs serve is a support capacity in tax litigation.
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1-9.
Tax research consists of the resolution of unanswered taxation questions. The tax research
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processincludes the following:
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Circular 230 is issued by the Treasury Department and applies to all who practice before
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In addition to Circular 230, CPAs must follow the AICPA‘s Code of Professional Con
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duct and Statements on Standards for Tax Services. CPAs must also abide by the rules of the
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1-12. A return preparer must obtain 18 hours of continuing education from an IRS-
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approved CE Provider. The hours must include a 6 credit hour Annual Federal Tax Refresher co
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urse (AFTR) that covers filing season issues and tax law updates. The AFTR course must include
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